lunule
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈluː.njuːl/
Definition of lunule
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or lune.
“A healthy lunule is usually most prominent on the thumb and may be invisible on the pinky finger.”
“The architect incorporated a lunule design into the arched windows of the cathedral.”
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noun
-
Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or lune.
“A healthy lunule is usually most prominent on the thumb and may be invisible on the pinky finger.”
“The architect incorporated a lunule design into the arched windows of the cathedral.”
- An area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells, sometimes shaped like a double crescent, but more often heart-shaped.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French lunule, from Latin lūnula, diminutive of lūna (“moon”). By surface analysis, luna + -ule.
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